Outsmarting Cats: How to Persuade the Felines in Your Life to do What You Want

601 Pages·2013·2.87 MB·English

by  Wendy Christensen

Outsmarting
Cats
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Outsmarting
Cats
How to Persuade the
Felines in Your Life to
Do What You Want
Second Edition
Wendy Christensen
Originally published in 2004 under the title Outwitting Cats,
a series concept created by Bill Adler Jr.
LYONS PRESS
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Guilford, Connecticut
An imprint of Globe Pequot Press
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With love and purrrrrrs to Jeff,
who makes everything possible.
Copyright © 2004 and 2013 by Wendy Christensen
Photographs and illustrations copyright © 2004 and 2013 by
Wendy Christensen unless otherwise noted
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,
except as may be expressly permitted in writing from the
publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed to
Globe Pequot Press, Attn: Rights and Permissions
Department, PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437.
Lyons Press is an imprint of Globe Pequot Press.
Editor: Meredith Dias
Text design and layout: Mary Ballachino
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is
available on file.
ISBN 978-0-7627-8279-6
Printed in the United States of America
E-ISBN: 978-0-7627-9308-2
Contacting the author
Cat problems? Cat questions? Contact Wendy Christensen
and ask:
www.wendycats.com
http://wendycats.etsy.com (Wendy’s handcrafted cat-themed
jewelry)
E-mail: [email protected]
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Follow Wendy on Twitter: @CatTweats
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
And the Cat Came Back...
Trouble in Paradise
Can Cats Really Be Outsmarted?
Enjoy the Adventure
The Fivefold Path to Human–Feline Fulfillment
Chapter 2: People and Cats, Together
In the Beginning . . .
Family Felidae Appears
A Seed Is Planted
The Cat Comes Home
Seagoing Saviors
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Chapter 3: The Physical Cat
Your Cat’s Skeleton
Your Cat’s Tail
Your Cat’s Teeth
Your Cat’s Muscles
Your Cat’s Skin and Coat
Your Cat’s Paws and Claws
Your Cat’s Tongue
Your Cat’s Nose and Vomeronasal Organ
Your Cat’s Vocal Cords
Your Cat’s Ears
Your Cat’s Whiskers
Your Cat’s Eyes
Decoding Feline Body Language
Outsmarting Feline Illness
Outsmarting Medication-resistant Cats
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